The Gullah Festival of South Carolina helps preserve Gullah legacy and culture, but the future of the event is in jeopardy.

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"Gullah festival was started in 1986 by Rosalie Pazant and her daughters and friends. They realized there was nothing held out on the waterfront that would celebrate the heritage of the Africans that came to Beaufort," said Sandra Davis, who has been volunteering for the festival since 1992.

The festival made its home in Beaufort's Waterfront Park. Organizers say the event attracts 10,000 people each year.

But next year's festival is still uncertain.

"The weather was really the killer," Davis said.

Ticket sales pay for the festival's costs, and this year Tropical Storm Bonnie put a damper on attendance. Now organizers are working to raise $40,000 so they can put on the festival again next year, and continue to celebrate Gullah history in the Lowcountry.

"We do ourselves a disservice when we forget about the other cultures that have an impact on making a city what it is," Davis said.

There is a GoFundMe page set up for the festival. To donate, click here.